land of milk and honey
noun phrase
: a place where there is plenty of food and money and life is very easy
Many immigrants thought that America was a land of milk and honey.
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Of course, to some, the lawn is a form of religion with multiple commandments that, if followed precisely, yield that emerald-colored land of milk and honey.
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Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 21 July 2023
In Exodus, God led the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt to a land of milk and honey.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2023
Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 21 July 2023
In Exodus, God led the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt to a land of milk and honey.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2023
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